How To Survive Survival

Sam Goodwin is an inspirational keynote speaker, bestselling author and founder of SGI Ventures. He has delivered hundreds of corporate keynotes all around the globe, from Fortune 500 giants to industry-leading organizations. As one of the few people to have traveled to all 193 countries in the world, Sam’s global journey took an unexpected turn in 2019 when he was taken hostage and wrongfully imprisoned in Syria. His bestselling memoir, Saving Sam, recounts this harrowing experience an...

Aron Ralston's extraordinary story of survival after an 800-pound boulder trapped him in a remote Utah canyon captured global headlines in 2003. In his New York Times best seller, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, the Oscar-nominated film, 127 Hours, and on stage, Ralston takes audiences vicariously through those six days without water, means of communication, or hope of escape, to the ecstatic moments when he freed himself by severing his own arm. Following a miraculous rescue spearheaded by...

What happens after the moment that changes everything? Surviving a traumatic event is often seen as the end of the story. But for many, it’s only the beginning. How to Survive Survival explores what comes next—the uncertain space where pain, identity, and purpose collide. Hosted by bestselling author and survivor Jessica Buchanan, this podcast dives deep into the lived experiences of people who have endured the unimaginable and chosen to turn their suffering into service, impact, and meaning....